Pat Oliphant for December 03, 1993
December 02, 1993
December 06, 1993
Transcript:
Police Officer: Well...maybe I could draw my gun to stop him, but then I might shoot and wound him, and then he'd sue, and the appeals court would award him 4.3 million bucks, and the Supreme Court would let it stand, and I say the hell with it! Punk: If you shoot him, don't wound him.
Anton Sherwood about 2 years ago
So? It’s not like you’ll pay any of it.
Nowadays, of course, the suit is dismissed unless some other court has already ruled that it’s a violation of the Fourth Amendment to shoot someone who is beating up a guy with glasses and a cane on a subway platform.